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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 949/96 by Jens-Peter BONDE to the Commission. Mad cow disease
Date: 1996-04-12
Institutions: BONDE, European Parliament
Subjects: EU financing, animal disease, animal plague, plant disease, rabies













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 949/96 by Jens-Peter BONDE to the Commission. Mad cow disease  


Official Journal C 297 , 08/10/1996 P. 0056 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-0949/96 by Jens-Peter Bonde (EDN) to the Commission (12 April 1996)Subject: Mad cow diseaseWill the Commission follow up the Council's decision on mad cow disease with similar programmes to combat rabies, paratuberculosis, swine fever, Dutch elm disease and other diseases that spread because of the free movement of plants and animals?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (6 May 1996)A fund financed by the Community has been in place for many years, to control and eradicate important animal diseases such as rabies, classical swine fever, and foot and mouth disease, and has benefited the Member States where these diseases have occurred.In respect of the control and eradication of organisms harmful to plants or plant products, the Commission presented in 1989 a proposal for financial contributions of the Community ((OJ C 31, 9.2.1990. amendment to the proposal, OJ C 205, 6.8.1991. )).This proposal has not yet been adopted by the Council.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 797/96 by Hartmut NASSAUER to the Council. Convention on the use of information technology for customs purposes, adopted on 26 July 1995
Date: 1996-04-12
Institutions: European Parliament, NASSAUER
Subjects: EU Official Journal, European convention, computer applications, customs, ratification of an agreement













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 797/96 by Hartmut NASSAUER to the Council. Convention on the use of information technology for customs purposes, adopted on 26 July 1995  


Official Journal C 280 , 25/09/1996 P. 0083 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0797/96 by Hartmut Nassauer (PPE) to the Council (12 April 1996)Subject: Convention on the use of information technology for customs purposes, adopted on 26 July 1995For each Member State, will the Council give the progress of ratification procedures as at 1 March 1996 for the Convention on the use of information technology for customs purposes, adopted on 26 July 1995 ((OJ C 316, 27.11.1995, p. 33. )).Reply (27 June 1996)The Council can state that at 1 March 1996 no Member State had notified the General Secretariat of the Council of its completion of the procedures required for adoption of the Convention. Under Article 26(2) of the Convention the Secretary-General is required to publish information on the progress of the Convention's adoption in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 861/96 by Christine CRAWLEY to the Commission. East Timor
Date: 1996-04-12
Institutions: CRAWLEY, European Parliament
Subjects: Asia, European political cooperation, Portugal, UNO, human rights, international meeting, political prisoner













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 861/96 by Christine CRAWLEY to the Commission. East Timor  


Official Journal C 297 , 08/10/1996 P. 0039 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0861/96 by Christine Crawley (PSE) to the Commission (12 April 1996)Subject: East TimorWould the Commission report on the outcome of its Europe-Asia meeting in Bangkok, earlier this month and specifically on any talks held on the issue of human rights in East Timor?Answer given by Mr Marin on behalf of the Commission (10 May 1996)The Asia-Europe meeting (ASEM) is essentially a new departure in relations with Asia based on mutual understanding, respect and trust. The Bangkok summit set those relations on a new path of equal partnership between two regions of great cultural, economic and political wealth and ratified their mutual desire to cooperate at all levels on the international scene to ensure stability, security and prosperity.The summit registers the importance of dialogue and cooperation, the need for cooperation rather than confrontation, and the value of constructive debate about differing value systems, respecting cultural diversity.On the occasion of the summit the European Union proposed continuation of the political dialogue on such sensitive issues as human rights and the importance of doing so in a climate of mutual understanding and trust. This position is stated in the Presidency's final communiqué, endorsed by the Asian ASEM participants, which stresses the desire of both sides to strengthen the political dialogue with reference to fundamental rights.As regards East Timor specifically, the Bangkok summit provided an opportunity for the President of Indonesia to talk face-to-face with the Prime Minister of Portugal, who suggested an agreement to open a diplomatic interests section in each of the two capitals in return for the release of the East Timorese leader Xanana Gusmao and his associates and assurances of respect for human rights in East Timor under effective UN control.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 868/96 by Gianni TAMINO , Daniel COHN- BENDIT to the Commission. Extension of the right of conscientious objection
Date: 1996-04-12
Institutions: COHN-BENDIT, European Parliament, TAMINO
Subjects: Lombardy, competence of the Member States, conscientious objection, police













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 868/96 by Gianni TAMINO , Daniel COHN- BENDIT to the Commission. Extension of the right of conscientious objection  


Official Journal C 280 , 25/09/1996 P. 0096 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0868/96 by Gianni Tamino (V) and Daniel Cohn-Bendit (V) to the Commission (12 April 1996)Subject: Extension of the right of conscientious objectionMrs Elva Agosta, an officer in the Viadana, Modena, police force, was brought before the local disciplinary committee at the end of February 1996 for insubordination, having refused to regularly carry the gun given to her for night duty. The matter was also referred to the magistrate's court on the grounds that her failure to obey her superiors constituted an offence. Mrs Agosta does not have a gun licence and has publicly said that she does not feel confident enough to use the gun she might at times be required to carry. When she signed the employment contract she was also not aware that she could be exempted from armed service duties if she declared that she was a conscientious objector to the use of weapons.Does the Commission not think that the right of conscientious objection should apply at all times and not just at the time of entry into service?Does it not think that there should be proper rules on conscientious objection, which should also apply to cases such as the above?Answer given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission (13 May 1996)As it has already had occasion to point out, in answers to written and oral questions and during Parliament's debate on the report by Mr Bandrés Molet and Ms Bindi in January 1994, ((OJ C 44, 14.2.1994. )) the issue of conscientious objection is a matter for the Member States; it is not for the Commission to interfere in an issue which it has no specific competence to deal with.Respect for human rights is essentially a matter for the Member States individually, and they must exercise that competence in accordance with their international and regional commitments, particularly the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.This is clearly stated in the Common Provisions of the Treaty on European Union, and Article F(2) in particular.